A NASCAR Cup Car at le Mans 24 ?! Chevy Camaro ZL1 Brutal V8 Sound !

As promised ! Here is the dedicated video of the garage 56 entry by Hendrick Motorsports at le Mans. Jenson Button, Jimmie Johnson and Mike Rockenfeller are driving that beast! Enjoy that marvelous v8 sound !
‪@NASCAR‬ ‪@HendrickMotorsports‬ ‪@imsaofficial‬ ‪@FIAWEC‬ #garage56 #g56 #nascar #imsa #lemans #lemans24hours #lemans24 #lemans24h

[@FakeACU96]

I will never get enough enjoyment out of the fact that the Cup car's engine drowns out the sound of all of the other cars on track. Such a joy to hear.

[@littlemuffin943]

it would be even louder if it had the old style to lol

[@rickybuhl3176]

Nascar fuel economy: 2-5 miles per gallon. The old V12 Vantage was about 7mpg, I think. Takes a growler to get those rolling bricks through the French atmosphere at the pace they're going but words fall short when describing the feeling in the chest as they, quite literally, thunder passed.

[@shayneschultz8793]

​@Ricky Buhl nascar cars actually get about 8-10mpg during races. Honestly better than most people would assume.

[@natelecarde962]

The only thing that could have potentially beaten it in sound was the proposed Aston Martin Valkyrie lmh… Until Lawrence Stroll came in and said “Fuck that my son needs to stay on the grid forever!”

[@rickybuhl3176]

@@shayneschultz8793 Accepted though in fairness, that's in part down to the cautions - where the 15-20 mpg they can get there brings those numbers back. Oval Vs Road course must also make a relatively noticeable difference. But with around 10% of Nascar laps being under under caution, there's a fair chunk to gain there and potential to make the numbers look better, when averaged out across a race. In race trim and actually racing, well, in my brain at least that 8-10mpg feels averaged out but my brain is a funny place, so I shall make no claims..

[@speedyinvader]

I was there yesterday, and I can testify the NASCAR Chevy was probably the LOUDEST car there... pure eargasm

[@dmitri546]

Porsche: *AM I A JOKE TO YOU?*

[@speedyinvader]

@@dmitri546 hahaha yeah those GT Porsches were also very loud and nice to hear

[@thatonedude4543]

its just amazing at a NASCAR race to hear 40 of them rip by at 190 mph

[@bonglord430]

@@speedyinvader the pop those things make when upshifting is unreal you can feel it

[@ronbelanger4113]

@@thatonedude4543 Left turn madness.

[@mattcardarelli]

If this car only knew how many NASCAR fan boys it has rooting for it. Just a brilliant machine

[@LeMansVidz]

I hope it does well during the race and stays out of trouble ! 😇

[@Maverick9k]

So like 5? Majority of nascar fans hate these new cars

[@zachfitzgerald883]

I hope it finishes the race strong

[@davidslogoarchive5116]

@@Maverick9k is it because NextGen cars are expandable in terms of chassis and aero, which this car shows or what?

[@Maverick9k]

@@davidslogoarchive5116 what? Dafuq are you talking about?

[@patrickracer43]

As an American who watches NASCAR on a weekly basis, I've admittedly gotten used to the sound of the NASCAR Cup Series Next-Gen Camaro, but hearing it reverberate through the french countryside is truly orgasmic, and I want to know what Hendrick Motorsports did to make the car so fast, as it's the fastest GT car at the Circuit De La Sarthe

[@Christopher_TG]

They kept the base body, engine, transaxle, and chassis, but they moved the engine back and down, replaced the fuel-cell with a long-distance tank, added a lot of aerodynamic surfaces, and pulled out 500 lbs. of weight. They've also changed the horsepower limiter so it's puts out substantially more power than the base Cup car. The modified car is about 8 seconds faster per lap around the Charlotte infield road course than the unmodified Cup car. It's so good that, honestly, it makes me think that maybe NASCAR should use some version of it as a road course package. If road courses are going to be a bigger part of the NASCAR calendar, maybe NASCAR should have a package for those tracks.

[@VegasMikeP229]

@@Christopher_TG Agree, and would have no problem with Le Mans being a NASCAR points race either.

[@gregcarr310]

Had a crazy idea seeing the lights on this car, could you imagine a under lights Daytona road course race with a full field of these cars. That would be pretty cool.

[@zachfitzgerald883]

​@@Christopher_TGto my understanding it doesn't make that much more power then the normal cup car. It's everything else that makes it that much faster.

[@OsellaSquadraCorse]

@@zachfitzgerald883 It's also got a LOT more power than any of the other GTE cars, which is why it's quicker than they are.

[@Paradox_Of_Crota]

Just for those who were wondering, it posted a 3:53.761 lap time. The fastest GT car lap was 3:56.088.

[@davidslogoarchive5116]

3 seconds faster than the fastest GT time. And this thing technically isn't a part of the competition.

[@texasreddirt1408]

Yet lot's of trash talk from haters.

[@ducanh244]

Wait till the race, that ZL1 will terrorized the whole GTE group.

[@brandono6718]

One word, regulations.

[@wheelbarrow23]

That car is an absolute monster

[@spydr78]

The fact you can't even hear the LMP2 cars passing it makes me laugh and smile a lot. 🤣

[@ikant312]

Yes you can- maybe not on this video, but those LMP2s are pretty loud when opened up- they are also V8.

[@LeMansVidz]

Yeah completely ! 😅

[@apex107lrp]

That plus the NA V8 grunt at corner exit...no denying displacement at least on the first half of the straight.

[@therealtechfromheaven]

It's funny that the Cadillac sounds very similar to this

[@YOUENNNN]

Some LMP2 are way louder

[@mrhatty0514]

5.9L pushrod V8 based of the Chevy smallblock, 5 speed sequential transaxle, and the base body components. That is the only thing this car has in common with the Gen 7 stock car that it’s spawned from. The G56 entry is ~600lbs (~270kgs) lighter than the standard cup car. Has a larger front splitter and rear decklid spoiler. Hasbeen outfitted with dive planes front and rear. The fuel cell is larger and has been moved from the trunk into the center section of the car directly behind the driver. The engine has been moved further inward and lower into the chassis. The driver has all the electronic aids that the GTE cars have. TC, yaw control, an adjustable diff, fuel mapping, the works. To quantify things; when compared to the standard Cup series Camaro, the G56 entry is 10 seconds faster per lap around the Charlotte infield road course.

[@jameshart7659]

Different fuel injection system as well. I heard from Chad K, on Siriusxm

[@michaelxr2460]

Thanks for the info. I was just going to post here that this car looks way faster than a standard Nascar on a road course.

[@andylewis7360]

If it was a standard NASCAR car the leaders would be tripping over it every time it approached Mulsanne Corner. It’d be braking when they’re still accelerating behind it at 200+. It wouldn’t last 5 laps

[@JC-jj1xm]

Sounds like NASCAR needs to use this as their car in the series

[@loganlachance1890]

So it's what Nascar could do with the gen7. Most of the weight loss is just ballast. It also doesn't have the tapered spacer so it's making more power.

[@thatcandont]

If there’s one thing I like more than small cars with 300hp, it’s big cars with 900hp

[@LeMansVidz]

Who doesn't like big HP 😁

[@hirisk761]

NHRA: 900 hp that's cute. we got 6000.( but can't go a full quarter mile w/o a rebuild!)

[@youngrody2386]

​@@hirisk761 Be fair man, it would be a miracle if anything with +2000 hp can corner all, let alone 6000, you'd spin the rears all across the entire Mulsanne Straight 😂

[@robertcross5794]

@@hirisk761 yes, do the math on that. Approx. 540 revolutions (light to light) between rebuilds. That is crazy.

[@dd-uj8jx]

@@hirisk761 19 chat go race in a straight hater

[@dmayfield125]

They could have debuted this at the 24hrs of Daytona, but to do it on the World's stage at Le Mans is actually incredible. Makes me so proud to be an American. NASCAR rocks.

[@athrunzala6770]

It also makes us very happy to see her come to France. we have here a community of nascar fans who will enjoy this weekend

[@feralkid7025]

It was on display at Daytona 24hrs...stood next to it

[@eccentricgamer4111]

IMSA doesn't have a Garage 56 or anything comparable...might be something they want to look into for future Rolex 24's.

[@deanladue5367]

I watched Hendrick Motorsports test the car at Daytona during speedweeks at night. And it absolutely flew around the track!

[@djphat94]

0:45 I love how the guy behind him positioned himself to overtake in the straight only to realize that Camaro can accelerate as fast as him and immediately positions himself back in his slipstream.

[@soteropolitano1439]

QUANDO PROCUROU MOTOR PERCEBEU QUE NAO TINHA

[@manasseh2577]

Never thought I'd see the day where a stock car takes on the 24hr race of Le Mans. What a sight to behold!

[@DWM2309]

1976 was the first time a NASCAR stock car raced at Le Mans. But to actually see a stock car in motion at Le Mans is without a doubt unbelievable.

[@YOUENNNN]

@@DWM2309 i don't know american car culture very well but the two Cadillac from the 1950 Le Mans edition were also "stock cars" I believe

[@nathanstroud2223]

@@YOUENNNN One of them you could call "stock" but the other was far from being stock.

[@billlloyd4354]

@@YOUENNNN Were those the Briggs Cunningham cars?

[@manasseh2577]

@DWMiness2018 Yeah I found out shortly after I posted 😅 I truly had no idea. So this isn't even a first for them. It's just them having another go at it 47 odd years later lol

[@94nolo]

quick shifts and brake lights. coolest thing i've ever seen on a stock car

[@oldfrend]

also head lights. it has to run at night!

[@darksoulshunter243]

@@oldfrend Race cars don’t need headlights because the track is always *L I T* couldn’t hold it back😂

[@kennethcole1886]

The lights were throwing me through a loop lol. So weird but awesome

[@sledgehammerk35]

That thing sounds so glorious. What an absolute monster.

[@LeMansVidz]

It does !! 😇

[@christopherpettit2304]

I love how so many bystanders were like, "what was that??"

[@LeMansVidz]

😅

[@joshm2610]

AMERICA BABY 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅

[@Blackhawkveteranretired]

My oldest son is stationed in Europe with the USAF and had the opportunity to attend the race in person,he told me afterwards on the phone that people were literally stopping in their tracks to watch whenever that beast went roaring by! He also mentioned how the crowds burst out in cheers and applause when they heard it's roar return to the track following the transaxle swap. 'MURICA BABY!!!

[@TermiCobraKid]

Ford, GM, and MOPAR guys coming together to cheer on a big American V8 in a global competition 🫡🇺🇸

[@94nolo]

people's heads turn when they hear that v8 sound! thanks for the great footage mate

[@LeMansVidz]

Yeah, when you hear that thunder coming towards you must turn your head aha ! Thanks for your kind comment !

[@Carsideration]

Was not expecting it to pull that hard on the LMP2 car. Jenson was right.....massive torque is helping them even though their top speed isn't what people were expecting. The fact that it was second fastest in GTE is seriously blowing my mind

[@Paradox_Of_Crota]

In the second test session, it was 2 seconds faster than the other GTE cars.

[@OsellaSquadraCorse]

Aye, but give the GTE cars the 650/700+ HP they could have, and they would be several seconds a lap faster as well.

[@Paradox_Of_Crota]

@@OsellaSquadraCorse Can arugue with that.

[@soulbass1842]

Another thing is that in the clips I can see. The car accelerates as well as the prototypes.

[@MrLuvtheUSA]

@@soulbass1842 the prototypes, like all the other cars on the grid, are subject to Balance of power rules. BoP limits hp and fuel consumption. So the prototypes don't have as much power as the camaro, and they have lot more downforce. All that donwforce means LOTS more drag, which actually means its top speed in the straights is not as high as it would otherwise be for its power to weight ratio

[@switawivr6]

Garage 56 programs really are some of the best things about LeMans. Looking forward to seeing some true performance figures like mpg and lap times.

[@Paradox_Of_Crota]

During the testing, the car posted a 3:53.761 lap time.

[@GregBrownsWorldORacing]

@@Paradox_Of_Crota Average a 4 minute lap and you can win the whole thing (maybe)

[@Paradox_Of_Crota]

@@GregBrownsWorldORacing Remember it isn't really competing against anyone else.

[@KurthardtJr]

@@Paradox_Of_Crota they didn't sign up to lose

[@Paradox_Of_Crota]

@@KurthardtJr Yeah, but, even if they do manage to pass all the GT cars, it still won't count for anything really, although it would be fun to watch.

[@ashes2ashes863]

As an American car guy it just makes me happy to see the car Community is so much more overwhelmingly positive than a lot of other communities. They opened their arms to having a NASCAR on that track not knowing what the hell was going to happen and they're happy with the outcome irr egardless of the fact that It really didn't fit in. I love it!

[@emmittbishop4783]

This is the most American thing we could've done. I have a tear in my eye. All these lean super pretty cars roll past then this fat chunky brute chops down the lane. I love it. The cams are singing a song, a metal song.

[@rypdx]

Same here can’t help but feel patriotic when I hear or see this 😂

[@gloriareynolds8952]

I felt patriotic also...and I'm black lol but this definitely national pride to here that V8 spread freedom

[@jimmyboy131]

Agreed! As far as I know it's one cam since it's the old style single in-block cam pushrod engine. Which makes it even cooler that it's raging around the Le Mans circuit.

[@jazzbassrocker]

If you don't utterly love the combined sound at 3:12, you're not a racing fan.

[@justarandomdude-no7rr]

The Nascar and the Cadillac sound a bit alike Now I wonder what would happen if we had the Cadillac and the Nascar cup cars race together at a oval like Talladega or daytona(not the daytona road course)

[@ChickenMeister84]

A sound so mighty the French thought the Americans were landing on their beaches again!

[@rollingthunder8378]

@@ChickenMeister84 i really got a kick out of that. That has to be one of the best comments I have seen you KZbin

[@revelare_xvii6269]

They sound nearly identical.

[@rarewhiteape]

I immediately got a boner and it started singing The Star-Spangled Banner 🇺🇸

[@kpslinger6030]

Nothing is turning heads like that real race car sound!

[@broshido2745]

Depends where you live, racecar sound is f1 v10 or the 787b in my head, i always connect this v8 sound to drag racing/oval racing which imo are the least impressive forms of racing

[@G_PTYNicolasCMP]

​​​@@broshido2745 ah yes f1 the max verstappen has won the *insert country* gp by 7 miles talking about least impresive Also isnt drag racing the league with those big ass engines in the back?

[@Jeff-wk4eo]

Why can't we just agree most racecars sound incredible rather than having some dumb superiority thing? Sincerely, A Nascar fan.

[@jimmyclark6602]

@@broshido2745 Throw dirt oval racing in there and just say you don't like American racing. We will be fine without you as a fan, but to say they are the least impressive is just dismissing the discipline without thinking. Blistering reaction times while putting down 11,000hp in a Top Fuel and keeping it in the grooves; controlling 330+mph in a sub-4 second quarter mile isn't impressive? Knowing the airflow to side/bump drafting on an oval, short track positioning, and tire saving tests all kinds of skill. Shit ain't easy, but why can't we just enjoy all forms of motorsport.

[@nuckels188]

@@jimmyclark6602 I always enjoyed driving on circuits in video games, kinda always hated the drag racing/oval racing. But yeah obviously it's nuts to watch cars go that fast live

[@trob1731]

Big, loud American V8 at LeMans! You did a lot of walking doing this. Thanks.

[@LeMansVidz]

Thank you ! It was worth it 👌

[@joevk6274]

A sledgehammer in a world of scalpels. Love it.

[@stevegreene9149]

Being a Porsche fan, I love the sound of a flat 6 wailing. But that Chevy sound is just brilliant! I think it is actually impossible not to love that sound! ❤

[@coliimusic]

I just realized this may be the first Garage 56 entry in my memory that has actually planned on being an active member of the race! Looks very planted as well, very different behavior to it's original counterpart

[@manasseh2577]

The Deltawing comes to mind as a quirky garage 56 competitor until it crashed early on in the race.

[@maxb148]

The Oak Racing LMP2 Garage 56 entry from 2016 and 2021 were slightly competitive only being 42 and 29 laps down to the lead LMP2 car (or 8 and 2 laps down to the next LMP2) in the two races, mainly because driver changes took longer to complete due to having a quadruple amputee in 2017 and 2 paraplegic drivers in 2021. Out of the 4 Garage 56 entries that have actually started the race they are the only two to finish. They were also not last overall or out of the LMP2s in either qualifying or race which was impressive.

[@coliimusic]

@@maxb148 I remember the 2021 entry, thanks for reminding me!

[@scotcoon1186]

​@Manasseh257 wasn't that the 6 wheeled deal Ganassi proposed for Indycar? It didn't wreck so much as it got taken out.

[@alistairmills7608]

I thought the NASCAR was just a promotional gimmick but after watching how smooth it is and how quick it is through the corners, I have to say I am truly impressed. I hope the Chevy experiences great endurance and no mechanical or electrical issues in the race. One thing is for sure, whenever new classes are introduced at Le Mans like 40 years ago with Group C there are many many retirements with unreliability. I never thought I'd be barracking for a Chevy NASCAR at Le Mans. 😊 And then there are the tunes from the donk. Sweeeeeeet, sweeeeet, sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet.😊

[@danielh9981]

its not rlly a nascar anymore tho

[@deanladue5367]

The car was built from the ground up to specifically run at the 24 hours at LeMans. Many months of testing and preparation went into developing the G56 Camaro. It's really an amazing race car engineering wise.

[@michaelmontague244]

Words cant describe how excited I am for the Garage 56 right now.

[@theaj1994]

Same bro🤩

[@robertjones7565]

Jimmy will probably wreck it.

[@andrewauto6082]

@@robertjones7565 love jimmie, but knowing this driver my whole life. There is a good possibility of some dumb wreck that jimmie accidentally causes.

[@virgawolf1485]

It’s surprisingly going faster than I thought. Good job nascar. If this was the standard road course package then it would be amazing racing.

[@trlprk]

I think it would bring me back to nascar. I would also love to see super late model chassis and run a few real dirt track events at Eldora

[@thestagebreakpodcast]

I love how it grabs everyone's attention as it flys by! You hear the sound of that V8 in person and man, you're hooked! Y'all know that NASCAR is where it's at!

[@TheQuikMix]

takes me right back to watching Panoz lumbering around Le Mans making the most glorious V8 noise I've ever heard. I'd love to see this team complete the 24 hours. Best of luck to them.

[@chrispile3878]

LOVED the Panoz cars for sure.

[@nathanstroud2223]

Imagine if all of the cup cars ran in this spec at the road courses.

[@jabber1990]

Rumor has it they plan to reverse-engineer many of the components on an attempt to make the road course racing better

[@getinit56]

Half those spoiled lil shits would have it wadded up, after running all over each other in the first corner.

[@motorsportfan1246]

I am kicking myself that I’m never gonna see this car

[@minnesotarailfan11]

@DreamedJman or Bristol Tennessee

[@9521jan]

Had the pleasure of being in its presence at Daytona and even stick my head inside to see. Its beautiful

[@GodNeverLeft]

Sebring

[@motorsportfan1246]

@@jman2787 unfortunately I live in a land down under and that’s abit out of my budget atm 🥹

[@RallyPino]

Me to am going to the belgium GP in juli haering the nascar kind of regrets me

[@wheelbarrow23]

I swear this took me 20 minutes to watch because I couldn't fathom how fast and nimble that car is. Absolutely astounding.

[@germanenglishengineer2054]

Well Jimmie Johnson always said he loved driving anything with an engine. He's on a team who does this. Cup, F1, DTM, Le Mans. Jenson and Jimmie have done really great things throughout their career, but Mike Rockenfeller is the guy who will kick ass in this car. It's no different to him than the GT cars he has been driving.

[@nallen6559]

What an awesome event, a NASCAR Camaro running LaMans with a trio of great drivers and Team Hendricks!

[@blackrifle3932]

This video made my shaving a WHOLE LOT better. Just hearing the exhaust from all those cars passing by with each swipe of the blade made me happy.

[@LeMansVidz]

😅

[@JCM13M]

When America shows up with a muscle car... All they needed was a Hellcat engine baby!

[@soulassassin0g]

1:20 that dude with the sound protection literally lifted them off his ears just to listen to that glorious V8.

[@LeMansVidz]

Ahaha ! Good catch 😅

[@jackspeed3398]

THIS IS V8 SOUND, love it, greetings from Germany.

[@adamweger40]

Man that takes me back to all the nascar races I went to as a kid just a constant roar and actually feeling the vibration as the pack of cars goes by at 190 mph just perfect

[@Kevin-zr5pl]

That’s the first time in an extremely long time that I enjoyed watching a Cup car actually run.

[@donrobbie1461]

There has got to be a Nascar class at future LeMans races - hopefully several teams would convert cars (400lbs lighter plus sequential gear box etc) and come over for this amazing race!

[@TravisParnell]

I kinda hope it makes other manufacturers more interested in NASCAR too. Imagine a nissan GTR NASCAR. that would be pretty cool to see the sport grow like that.

[@deanladue5367]

This car was a one off built strictly for the 24 hours at LeMans by Hendrick Motorsports in conjunction with the 100th Anniversary of LeMans, and the 75th Anniversary of NASCAR. But it sure was a blast watching it race.

[@Xzarus]

I can't get enough of this video. It's glued and stable through the corners, has the motor to keep up with the hyper cars on the straights, and sounds absolutely punishing. I haven't been this excited for Le Mans in years. The 100th anniversary is living up to all the hype so far!

[@michaelloughman6696]

Someone in LeMans finally got to hear a REAL race car after all these years

[@alfredwayne8166]

I cant remember a race where I was so excited to see a specific car. LMH, LMP2, GTE, andddd NASCAR 🤩 Thanks for the footage, been waiting to see more of the Camaro on track

[@LeMansVidz]

Thanks for your comment man, glad you enjoyed ! 😊

[@markt6199]

Thanks for the vids! She's a lot faster than I thought it would be through the turns.

[@helgardpienaar9316]

To be honest: that car rockets out of the slow corners.

[@gummbyandpokey]

that straight line speed is awesome. Thats going to annoy some drivers trying to get past it during the middle of the night haha

[@LeMansVidz]

Only 305 KM/H during the testday, so around 189 MPH 🙂

[@tommyteeth5874]

@@LeMansVidz BIG downforce..... would go 200+ and right off into the sunset at the turn...

[@LeMansVidz]

@Tommy Teeth Yeah, I'm sure about that too ! They need to reduce that rear wing !

[@AMERICANA1155]

Nothing sounds better than a Chevy performance engine❤

[@lordomacron3719]

It is nice to be sure but for me the screaming V10s of old F1 are my favourite race car engine sound. And just like this NASCAR the TV can’t do them full justice you have to be in person and FEEL the engine as if passes by to get the full experience.

[@AMERICANA1155]

@@lordomacron3719 Frfr I love high rev v10s and v12s

[@3103Juan]

Sounds so freaking awesome. So proud of NASCAR and Chevy for entering this race. Going to be awesome.

[@mikeyt.7834]

Sounds of the 60s when the gt40s raced. Thanks for sharing.

[@LeMansVidz]

Thanks for your comment 👍 !

[@evog35viii]

Nascar at LeMans... NICE!!! Read up on what was, mechanically modified, for the race. * Sees lights illuminate on the Nascar * ...🤯soooo weird!

[@cjlondon720]

Idk how to put this but It feels so out of place in the best way possible, I can’t stop smiling I’m so excited for this

[@edwardharris9810]

I love it it is brutal it's almost like while the prototypes are streamlined to cut through the air the Chevy just uses brute force to push through the air brilliant

[@MRFLESHSTORM]

no matter what body style they are in ,the American V-8 always sounds the best . everyone stops to look and listen .

[@albertdeleon5983]

American V8, bravo Mr. Hendrick! 👏🏽

[@jakeslagle908]

That next GEN seven NASCAR sounds very good with that V8 screaming and the down shifts with flames shooting out the side of the car it looks cool can not what to watch the race

[@band1tsixx954]

That thing is NOT a Gen 7 NASCAR. Heavily modified. Would never pass inspection for a NASCAR race

[@shadowmancy9183]

@@band1tsixx954 Basic chassis and such is the same, and hopefully this will end up feeding into Gen 8, since Chevrolet has to share the data gathered from this with the other NASCAR manufacturers.

[@mobregonjr]

I cant help but feel so patriotic and proud hearing those bald eagles thundering down the racetrack! The sound is amazing!!

[@julian-fr5eh]

Without a doubt the v8s from the caddy and nascar put smiles on every gear head that day

[@LeMansVidz]

You're totally right!

[@heathen455]

Can we take a moment to appreciate that it’s actually pretty damn fast!!!

[@fangs_out8879]

That performed so much better than I expected. So much speed out of the corners and even in the straights despite the big spoiler. I wonder if they decide to go to a LMP type spoiler to get the top end speed on the long straights. I love the sound of the V8 crossplane!

[@tedzehnder961]

It wouldn`t look like a NASCAR then.They could have the spoiler lower at say 250km though.You don`t have to develop anything fancy. Wind at a certain speed could push it down to flatten out the angle.I`m surprised that Knaus didn`t think of it. He is known in the stockcar world as being creative with the rule book.

[@robclapp9250]

Love it. It looks absolutely huge compaired to most all the other cars. The sound is awesome. It reminds me when I was at Sebring hearing Panoz, Corvettes and Lou Gigliotti's GT3 Corvette that was louder than the GT1 Factory Corvettes.

[@kingarturo458]

It's like the c7r is back but with a different look 😁

[@LeMansVidz]

I was waiting for this for a long time!

[@bunnyfufu9933]

Just somthing about that low rumble.. man it sounds freaking awesome ❤😂

[@jayminbernhardt4952]

Also last time NASCAR made an appearance here, there wasn’t nearly the coverage that there is now so people stateside didn’t get to really enjoy it to this extent so this really is a great treat to be able to witness this historic event! Love it

[@immolat]

@3:15 chevy and the caddy being all kinds of loud 😎

[@kenshinflyer]

That engine growl is just as iconic as the F1 V10s. Unmistakable, it’s a NASCAR Stock Car.

[@RedLP5000S]

Wow that was brilliant. The echo of that Camaro bouncing off of the walls at LeMans is breathtaking. ✌🏻🇺🇸

[@usmc88fan]

It's definitely got peoples' attention. Watching the heads turn to watch it go by is awesome!!

[@dwightwilson3215]

NASCAR should have a manufacture competition. Winner goes to Le Mans, Competitive outcome most likely not but damn it's entertaining. NASCAR going to Le Mans is the most valid thing the have done in 30 years.

[@n2thea]

NASCAR and the Cadillac chose violence today. I am not even mad how their engines pretty much are louder than all the other teams.

[@brianmeek5236]

Now we just hope that holds together for 24 hours. Sounds like a real race car compared to the bumblebees humming around the circuit

[@h.cedric8157]

They finished 39th, despite spending an hour replacing a busted British made transmission.

[@yommish]

@@h.cedric8157 That British company is the top racing transmission manufacturer in the world. Xtrac transmissions were in 84% of cars at Le Mans and 11/12 podium finishers. They provide transmissions for all of Indy (since 2000), all of NASCAR, IMSA, WRC, MotoGP, V8 Supercars, a history in F1, and more. They were a leading candidate to be the exclusive supplier for F1 teams for 2021-2024 until the FIA decided to let teams continue making their own. They know what they’re doing.

[@Hammer_1969]

Saw this beast turn some laps at sebring in march, Hendrick did a phenomenal job in the build, you can tell its not a spec nascar next gen, would not survive on an oval. Built strictly for a road course👍

[@jonathancouch7349]

Nothing like the sound of a big V8

[@randomrebuilds]

Heard about this prototype car from friends and had to look it up myself. Kudos to the Hendrick race team for their success in showing that NASCAR can excel on a street course and sound/look good while doing so!

[@spdcrzy]

I absolutely LOVE watching it take those kerbs like it's nothing lol. It's actually gonna be making up a LOT of time in the slower and medium speed corners where it doesn't have to worry about hurting the floor when taking a kerb hard.

[@kevinLMDH97]

Excellent Content, thanks, a suggestion, if it were possible for you to record on the Mulsanne straight at night? (flyby), greetings.

[@andylewis7360]

Heh! Takes quite a while to get to les hunaudières. It’s on the outside of the circuit. And you need to book a table at the restaurant to view from the garden. But it’s worth it for the experience 😊

[@LeMansVidz]

Thanks for your comment man ! 😃 It won't be possible for me this year as I dont go to the race unfortunately 😕 And as Andy said it's a bit tricky to access the Mulsanne straight.

[@andylewis7360]

@@LeMansVidz And there I was, hoping you’d be doing 24 hours of minute-by-minute coverage.! 😁 Ah well. I’m sure there must be something important keeping you away from the race. Hope you manage to keep track of events anyway. I’ve only been there twice and time the Ueno Clinic McLaren F1 was the winner!

[@LeMansVidz]

@Andy Lewis Ahaha ! I would love to ! Yeah... thanks to the ACO for the horrible communication on the tickets.... didn't manage to get some, so I'll watch on the TV. I see, so you've been in 1995 ?

[@motogp4658]

Man this and the Cadillacs sound are just exquisite

[@paulorobertoalmeidademedei3251]

o som desse autêntico V8, humilha as maquinas das criancinhas européias!

[@simonvierzig]

I really do hope for everyone, who luckily is at LeMans, that this sound will last the full 24 hours. This is so insane on screen and must be hillarious and goosebumps-making on the fence!

[@church6882]

finished 39th overall

[@sim_hobby4624]

Ahh man, this sound is incredible really astonishing to hear

[@nicolasthames7669]

I love how it's driven like a stock car and what it's meant for

[@wantahertzdonut]

I'm so glad they're doing this, it's such a fun thing to see. And I'm not even a NASCAR fan! I really hope it finishes the race.

[@TheMichaelBeck]

Nothing beats the sound of an American V-8.

[@FlavioSpirit]

Bom dia !!!! Realmente de arrepiar...... Um dia ainda sonho ir até aí assistir pessoalmente. Uma das corridas maís fantásticas do Mundo. Muito obrigado pelo vídeo e parabéns pelo canal. Abraço do Brasil.....

[@andylewis7360]

This year will be a CLASSIC!! Subbed. Will watch all you post

[@LeMansVidz]

Thanks a lot Andy ! Unfortunately I won't be able to attend the race this year 😕

[@pascalmorel2069]

10.5 sur l échelle de Richter 🙂..a chaque passage elle fait tout trembler....cette CAMARO est un véritable Monstre . Quel son et quel gueule. . . c est une Bête féroce....

[@rebelduck9077]

The Camaro and Corvette side by side look amazing! Can’t wait for this year’s Le Mans

[@darksidecarnival5385]

Omg! Love that sound!!!

[@speedhunter7156]

The fact this is faster than GTE and about as fast as some LMP2 Cars will make this an interesting watch and to everyone who says this isnt a nascar cup car because of a small lists of changes that make differences as far as i am aware its a cup car made for lemans and the special situations it would be put in dont be surprised if they annoy a few LMP2 drivers just because they cant pass it

[@bd692]

Exactly

[@ikant312]

The LMP2s will have no problem passing the Garage56. The slowest LMP2 was 13 seconds faster per lap, and they have long straights and LMP2s can go deeper into the braking zones.

[@speedhunter7156]

@@ikant312 it was seeming like they where having issues unless they was holding back in practice

[@tommyteeth5874]

@@ikant312 If those LMP2 cars weren't much much faster.... they'd all be driving CAMAROS!

[@jeancaron8569]

LMP2 cars are 13 seconds faster and this car is only 3 seconds faster than the slowest category racing this weekend, so don't get too excited about what it can do against real race cars. You cannot take a 3500 pounds car, despite shedding ovrr 550 pounds, it is still far too large to be really competitive but loud it is for sure.

[@fepatton]

Thanks for this! I'm ;ooking forward to seeing this in the race. I've never been to a NASCAR race before, but had all the standard misconceptions. Then I saw some demonstration laps by a NASCAR car (there has to be a better way to say that) during the MotoGP races at Laguna Seca one year and I was blown away by how rapidly it could get through the turns and manage the road course! Hope the car lasts the whole race!

[@crazytruckerdu77]

how to make a whole country fall in love with a car? listen to a Camaro in action! (not impartial, I have a ZL1!) 😍 🥰 😁the STAR of Le Mans this year !! ❤‍🔥

[@ronniefarnsworth6465]

Outclassed by Everything !!! 🤔 🧐

[@stephen_101]

I have the song Born In The USA playing through my mind listening to that V8. What a brute of a car 💪 Thanks for the upload!

[@DaniMacYo]

That’s so cool. Funny enough for years I always wanted a V8 Supercar to enter. Then I found out NASCAR was entering a car. Got me excited to see it at Le Man. Hope they do well. Would love this to make its way to all racing games and sims one day. 😊 Let’s go Jenson Button, Jimmie Johnson and Mike Rockenfeller.

[@mrsegagamecube6419]

I'd love to see an on board lap with this car.

[@calebneff5777]

Probably a pipe dream, but I really hope a stock car class makes its way to endurance racing. This thing has been a blast to watch, and I love how it has shaken up the event. Would love to see a whole class of big cars built on torque.

[@texasbbq3191]

My favorite thing watching this video is so many people were hearing one of NASCAR's V8's for the first time. The reaction of "what the hell was that"? As it went by was priceless!

[@gao1258]

was a time all the top class cars had that large or even larger displacement and sound! its nice to hear again

[@PaddyLCak3s]

Seeing the size of the Cup Car in comparison to prototypes and GT cars is mad. It's massive lol

[@LeMansVidz]

It's a massive car indeed ! Some pictures from the testday are really funny with the size difference!